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There are many advantages to putting your firearms in a specialized trust created for that purpose. Fully-automatic firearms, silencers, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and certain other types of weapons are regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA). This means you have to pay a $200 transfer “tax” and obtain approval from ATF before the weapon […]

It may be well-known that felons are prohibited from possessing firearms, but a lesser-known law could make you rethink a plea to a domestic violence charge. If you are convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, you have just lost your gun rights. Federal law states that “it shall be unlawful for any person… […]

According to Florida law, if you are convicted of (or pled guilty or no contest to) a crime, you will owe the State or locality $50 for each day you were sentenced to jail. This is to compensate the County for the cost of feeding and housing you while you were in jail. The Florida […]

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Frank Alessi is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, offering his services to the Treasure Coast. He is a former Assistant State Attorney for the 19th Judicial Circuit, and is a Florida Bar Association member in good standing.